President Nixon initiated a brief telephone communication with the Camp David operator to request an outgoing call to his Chief of Staff, H. R. Haldeman. This administrative interaction reflects the President's reliance on operator assistance to facilitate direct contact with key staff while residing at the presidential retreat. No policy matters or substantive political discussions were addressed during this exchange.
On November 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 11:14 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 156-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 156-1 Date: November 27, 1972 Time: Unknown between 9:30 am and 11:14 am Location: Camp David Study Table The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 231-19] Request a call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
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